Hi! This poll is for all you Olympics fans! Which sports have you enjoyed watching so far? Vote on our poll to let us know what you think. You could also comment on this post to let us know what your favourite bits have been so far!
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Currently there are 28 summer sports on the Olympic Games programme for this year. Approximately 10,500 athletes are expected to participate in this year’s games. Did you know that the 28 summer sports break down into 302 events?! Some of the sports are: archery, athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, boxing, canoe/kayak flatwater, canoe/kayak slalom, cycling BMX, cycling mountain bike, cycling [...]

Wow! Not many days till the Olympics now! Are you going to watch them? Daria Joura is just 18! Her coach reckons that she will be able to pick up a medal at this year’s games in Beijing! She started gymnastics when she was just 4 years old. Both of her parents are coaches. She was [...]

Lauren Mitchell is nearly 17. She is going to compete at Beijing this year: she’s representing Australia. She began gymnastics 9 years ago because it looked fun! Have a look at this footage of her in this pre-Olympic test in 2007, and this in 2008. It’s so smooth and clever. Imagine being able to throw your [...]

Hey, there’s a 10-year-old going to the Olympics!! His name is Gandalf. Ok, ok I admit it…… he’s a horse (a gelding)…… but he’s a goer. He will be Mark Todd’s horse for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He’s grey, and he arrived in the South Island to train with Mark Todd at the end of January. [...]

We’re going Olympic for the July school holidays! Meet the Push Play team and have fun playing ‘olympic’ games and doing ‘olympic’ activities while learning about the Olympic Games. Our first session starts tomorrow at Cummings Park at 2pm…come along for some fun!
‘We’re Going Olympic’ sessions will be on at all our Wellington library branches. Visit [...]

We all love the All Blacks and if you are into rugby why not check out this great book called Rugby by Clive Gifford. It’s a step by step guide on all things rugby including skills, tactics, techniques and training. If you dream of being an All Black then this book is for you. 
 
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Hey guys here is our hot Olympic young person for this month….. Samantha Hamill. She started this sport, swimming, when she was six. Samantha has won quite a few titles already, especially for her age group. One of her events at the olympics this year is swimming butterfly. I find butterfly a hard style to swim! Isn’t it [...]

When Ohbert creates a Glory Gardens website, unknown to everyone else, his mission is to make them the most famous junior club in the world! His claims for the club get bigger and bigger until one day he puts out a challenge for everyone to come and beat the ‘reigning world champions’ – and the [...]

Well we are getting closer to the Olympics! I’ve just found another talented young person. Cate Campbell is only 15 but is but is already ranked fourth. She has an amazing record of a scorching 24.48 seconds in the women’s 50m freestyle. Watch out for her in Beijing 2008! She will be 16 by the time [...]